Services

Flooring & Paneling

Quality reclaimed wood flooring and paneling begins with salvaging these woods from a wide range of 19th and early 20th century structures. The raw timber is then expertly milled and controlled for quality at each stage of production, resulting in a beautiful, durable product.

Enduring the elements, these antique woods have accumulated the uncommon marks of long use to become an extraordinary object of nature and history. The transformation to modern building material is a visually stunning statement within a space, and an assurance that no living forests have been cut down.

Custom Millwork

Along with our flooring and paneling, we provide architects, contractors, and fine woodworkers with custom milled dimensional lumber for a range of building and design applications, including stair treads, table tops, moldings, doors, ceiling and wall paneling, wainscoting, furniture, cabinetry, built-ins and other applications.

Dimensional lumber can be resawn, dressed and straight line ripped to standard thickness of 4/4, 5/4 6/4 & 8/4. Widths are available up to 12″ and sometimes wider.

Lumber & Timber

Sawkill Lumber Co. stocks five acres of reclaimed wood, collecting the widest possible range of antique and vintage lumber and timber. The inventory is available in-the-rough or with added value services and mill work as requested – including wire brushing, skip planing or surface sanding. In many instance, soap and water or a natural oil can often provide a warm revival of the woods without losing the rustic character.

Visiting the yard and mill to look at the inventory first hand is possible during working hours. Please call in advance to schedule. In some instances, photos can be forwarded.

The Stock List provides a full overview of the woods and services available. The broad scope of available materials often becomes more manageable after discussing the application, design vision, budget and other considerations.

Directly out of inventory, with no additional millwork done to it unless otherwise requested.

Surface Cleaned

Material is de-nailed to remove all surface metal.

Complete De-nailing

Material is thoroughly de-nailed, above and below the surface with metal detectors.

S1S (Surfaced 1 Side)

The wood is planed smooth on one side. Surfaced on the best face, unless specified otherwise. Actual dimensions will be ¼” less for each edge that is surfaced.

S2S (Surfaced 2 Sides)

The wood is planed smooth on two sides.Surfacing occurs on the broadest, best face, unless specified otherwise. Actual dimensions will be ¼” less for each edge that is surfaced

S3S (Surfaced 3 Sides)

The wood is planed smooth on three sides. Surfaced on the best face, as well as on the edges. Actual dimensions will be ¼” less for each edge that is surfaced

S4S (Surfaced 4 Sides)

The wood is planed smooth on four sides. Surfacing occurs on the broadest, best face, as well as on the edges. Actual dimensions will be ¼” less for each edge that is surfaced

Kiln Drying

Dimensional Lumber also has the option of being kiln dried. Kiln drying is highly recommended for all wood products. Potential defects without kiln-drying.

Heartwoods Of New York City

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Black Spruce

Excellent for millwork, flooring, furniture, historical restoration, and cabinet work. “Select Edge Grain” demonstrates why Heart Pine is considered one of the most valuable woods today.

This is our most popular grade for formal areas, flooring, moulding, stair components, furniture, and cabinet work.

This popular grade of flooring and paneling is usually used for a kitchen, den or family room.

This classic northern softwood is a versatile economic option for wall and ceiling panels and a range of other applications, used for the warm tones of its rustic antique face, or planed for a light even-grained modern profile.

97% Heart Wood content & better

Knots infrequent, less than 1 ¼” diameter

Nail Hole content 16 penny size and smaller; infrequent.

Dense grain; average 10 Rings per inch and better

98% annual growth rings occurring once in the same piece; predominately “Rift and quarter sawn”

Grading of wood is Lot specific, not piece specific; IE, the total overall “look”

95% Heart Wood content & better

Knot content 1 ½” & smaller; moderately infrequent; not to exceed 1% of Total surface area

Nail hole content 3/16” and smaller; some clean bolt hole up to 3/8.” Total content not to exceed ½% of total surface area.

Dense grain; average 8 Rings per inch and better

Plain sawn and rift

Grading of wood is Lot specific, not piece specific; IE, the total overall “look”

85% Heart Wood content & better

Knot content 2 ½” & smaller; somewhat frequent and tight; not to exceed 2% of total surface area; not to exceed 2% of total surface area

Normal grain; average 6 Rings per inch and better

Plain sawn, Rift, and Quarter Sawn; various grain patterns.

Grading of wood is Lot specific, not piece specific; IE, the total overall “look”

85% Heart Wood content & better

Knot content 2 ½” & smaller; somewhat frequent and tight; not to exceed 5% of total surface area; not to exceed 5% of total surface area

Nail hole content ¼” and smaller; some clean bolt hole up to ½:” Total content not to exceed 2% of total surface area.

Normal grain; average 6 Rings per inch and better

Plain sawn; various grain patterns

Grading of wood is Lot specific, not piece specific; IE, the total overall “look”